Improvement in



A. S. HODGES.

SINK GUARD AND COVER COMBINED.

Patented Aug( 22, 1876.

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' Inventor;

ADDISON S. HODGES, OF HYDE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SINK GUARD AND COVER COMBINED.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,265, dated August22, 1876; application filed January 28, 1876.

- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADDISON S. Honens, ofHyde Park, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sink Guard and CoverCombined; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved sink guard and cover combined forthe purpose of preventing odors from arising through the sink-pipe, andalso for the purpose ofpreventing articles that are liable to clog upthe pipe leading from the sink to escape through said pipe.

My invention consists of a metallic disk provided with a central openingthat can be closed, when desired, by means of a cover that is hinged tothe circular disk. One or more wires bent in a V form are cast to themetallic disk in such a manner as to project downward into thedischarge-pipe from the sink, thus forming a guard to prevent matterlarge enough to clog the discharge'pipe from passing down through theguard. The advantage of this guard is that the wires that are projectingdownward nearly in the saine direction as the flow of the discharge forma very slight obstruction to the proper discharge from the sink ascompared with the ordinary guards having perforations or cross-bars, &c.

a The guard-wires are so arranged thatany matter that will pass freelydown between it and the inside of the discharge-pipe will not be likelyto obstruct the said discharge-pipe after it has passed by the guard.Another advantage of this invention is that it can so easily be removedfrom the sink and thoroughly cleaned in case it should become cloggedup. 7

On the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a ground plan. Fig.2represents a side view, and Fig. 3 represents a section on the line A B.(Shown in Fig. 1.)

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherever they occur on'thedrawings.

(t represents the metallic plate, having a central opening, I), asshown. The opening b can be-effectually closed by the cover 0, that ishinged at cl to the cover a by means of a pin cast into the metallicplate a. The cover 0 is shown as leaving the opening I) unobstructed inFig. 1. Dotted lines in the same figure show the cover closing theopening b. V-shaped bent wires e 6, one or more, are placed in the moldin which the cast metal is run to form the plate a, and in this mannermade to form, as it were, one single piece with the said plate a.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation ofmy invention, I wish to secure by Letters Patent and claim- Thecombination of the plate a with its perforation b and movable cover 0,and one or more V-shaped wires, 6 e, as and for the purpose set forthand described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I haveaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADDISON S. HODGES. Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDREN, HENRY CHADBOURN.

